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Release 1.2

Part No. 820-0827-13June 2007, Revision 01

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Contents

Preface v

1. Upgrading Your Software to Software Release 1.2 1

New Features 1

Component Versions By Release 2

Software Release Special Considerations 4

RHEL5: Some Drivers Not Available (6558529) 4

Cannot Log in to WebGUI After Flashing New Image (6513809) 4

Cannot Log in to the Service Processor with 16-Character Passwords withILOM Web GUI or CLI (6286187) 4

Flash Downgrade Might Require Special Steps 5

Fixed: ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash (6499287) 5

Updating Your Server 5

Updating Your Server Firmware 6

Updating the BIOS and ILOM Firmware 7

Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware 7

More on Updating the LSI Firmware 9

Verifying the Firmware Version 9

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the ManagementEthernet Port 9

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port 10

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Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI 11

Locating ILOM SP Addresses 11

How to Reset the SP 12

Recovering from a Failed Flash Update 13

Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release 18

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Preface

This document contains information specifically related to the software release,including relevant component version numbers, the procedure for upgrades, andissues related to upgrades.

Related DocumentationTo find related documentation, go to:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Servers/x64_servers/x4100m2/index.html

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Product UpdatesFor product updates that you can download for the server, please follow the linksfrom the following Web site:

http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp

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CHAPTER 1

Upgrading Your Software toSoftware Release 1.2

This chapter describes how to upgrade your Sun Fire X4100 M2 or Sun Fire X4200M2 server to software release 1.2. It has the following sections:

■ “New Features” on page 1

■ “Component Versions By Release” on page 2

■ “Software Release Special Considerations” on page 4

■ “Updating Your Server” on page 5

■ “Recovering from a Failed Flash Update” on page 13

■ “Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release” on page 18

New FeaturesThis software release contains the following enhancements:

■ New OS support for the following:

■ RHEL5

Note – Some RHEL5 drivers are not available. For details, see page 4.

■ Windows 2003 Server SP2 (32- and 64-bit)

■ Existing OS support for the following:

■ Solaris 10 11/06

■ RHEL4_U4 (32- and 64-bit)

■ RHEL3_U8 (64-bit only)

■ SLES10 (64-bit only)

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■ SLES9_SP3 (64-bit only)

■ Windows 2003 Server SP1 (32- and 64-bit)

■ VMware ESX 3.0.1

■ PXE support for supported Linux operating systems

■ New downloadable image containing PXE support for Linux operating systems,software tools, and drivers

■ New MegaRAID Storage Manager – Integrated RAID utility with a SAS-IR SNMPagent for Linux and Windows. For details, refer to X64 Servers Utilities ReferenceManual, 820-1120.

■ New support for Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) on Linux and Windows. The SIACD prepares the system and helps you to install a supported Linux or WindowsOS on your server. It installs a set of Sun-supported drivers that have been testedfor quality assurance.

■ Tools and Drivers CD now available with:

■ Linux: HERD utility, MSM IR and LSI SNMP Agent; PXE files for RHEL5

■ Windows: WinPE cfggen utility, DOS suncfg utility, Latest release of ATI Ragedriver contains hibernation bug fix

For a current list of supported operating systems for these servers, refer to thefollowing web sites:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/os.jsp


Component Versions By ReleaseThis section lists the component versions for the various releases of the Sun FireX4100 M2/X4200 M2 servers.

TABLE 1 Server Release 1.2 Component Versions

Component Name

Version and Build

X4100 M2 Server Version X4200 M2 Server Versions

ILOM Version 1.1.8 Version 1.1.8

BIOS Version 39 (0ABJX039) Version 39 (0ABJX039)

LSI Firmware Version 1.16.40, Build 6.14.04 Version 1.16.40, Build 6.14.04

Motherboard 501-7668-0X 501-7590-0X

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TABLE 2 Server Release 1.1 Component Versions

Component Name

Version and Build


ILOM Version 1.1.1, Build 16057 Version 1.1.1, Build 16057

BIOS Version 34 Version 34

LSI Firmware Version 1.16, Build 6.10.00b Version 1.16, Build 6.10.00b

Motherboard 501-7668-0X 501-7590-0X

TABLE 3 Server Release 1.0 and 1.0.1 Component Versions

Component Name

Version and Build


ILOM Version 1.0.7, Build 13141 Version 1.0.7, Build 13141

BIOS Version 24 Version 24

LSI Firmware Version 1.16, Build 6.06.06 Version 1.16, Build 6.06.06

Chapter 1 Upgrading Your Software to Software Release 1.2 3

Software Release Special Considerations

Caution – Solaris Users: Refer to Product Notes for critical issues 6556867 and6490454.

RHEL5: Some Drivers Not Available (6558529)Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are not available for the following Sunoption cards:

■ Sun Multithreaded 10-GbE Networking Card (X1027A-z)

■ Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-E (X1236A-Z)

■ Sun 10-GbE, 133-MHz PCI-X (X5544A-4)

■ Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-X (X1333A-4)

Cannot Log in to WebGUI After Flashing NewImage (6513809)After flashing a new image, you may not be able to log in to the WebGUI. This canhappen if the Web GUI is open during the flash upgrade. Therefore, it is best that theGUI and all other functions related to the firmware be shut down before a firmwareupgrade is performed.

Workaround

Clear the browser’s cache and cookies.

Cannot Log in to the Service Processor with16-Character Passwords with ILOM Web GUI orCLI (6286187)If your password contains exactly 16 characters, you will not be able to log in to theservice processor (SP) using either the ILOM web GUI or CLI.


Workaround

Choose a password containing fewer than 16 characters.

Flash Downgrade Might Require Special StepsIf you downgrade the flash, you might be required to repeat the process. If thisbecomes necessary, a message will prompt you. This does not indicate a problem;simply repeat the procedure as instructed and it will succeed.

If the flash downgrade using the GUI, CLI, or N1 System Manager does not succeedthe first time, retry a second time to complete the process.

The new ILOM flash process does not power off the host unless a new BIOS isrequired. To force the updating of all components (including the BIOS) and thereforepower off the host, use the CLI load command with the -f option, as shown below:

load -f tftp://tftpserver/ilom.firmware.ima

where ilom.firmware.ima is the image file, for example, ilom.x4100.1.1.1-r15632.ima.

Fixed: ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash(6499287)ILOM service processor might not successfully update the BIOS version if a previousflash upgrade has failed.

This issue applies only to up to ILOM 1.1.1.

Workaround

If the BIOS version is not correct after ILOM flash upgrade completes, force BIOSflash upgrade using the -f force flag on the ILOM CLI load command.

Updating Your ServerThis chapter describes how to update your server to Release 1.2 from earlier releases.See the following sections:


■ “Updating Your Server Firmware” on page 6

■ “Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware” on page 7

■ “More on Updating the LSI Firmware” on page 9

■ “Verifying the Firmware Version” on page 9

■ “Locating ILOM SP Addresses” on page 11

■ “How to Reset the SP” on page 12

Caution – Be sure that you apply only M2 updates to your M2 server. If your serveris not an M2 server, be sure to get the correct downloads and documentation. Fordetails on how to tell whether you have an M2 server or an earlier Sun FireX4100/X4200 family server, refer to Methods to Differentiate Sun Fire X4100 and X4200from Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Servers, 820-0373.

Updating Your Server FirmwareThe Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) firmware (FW) and BIOS are tightlycoupled and are always updated together. This release update contains new ILOMFW and BIOS updates, plus a number of optional enhancements to software shippedwith earlier releases.

There are two major steps to updating your server firmware:

■ “Updating the BIOS and ILOM Firmware” on page 7

■ “Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware” on page 7

Note – You can perform the BIOS/ILOM and LSI firmware updates in any order.

Note – The LSI firmware version and the BIOS version must be from the samesoftware release.


Updating the BIOS and ILOM Firmware

Caution – To ensure a successful update, do not attempt to modify the ILOMconfiguration, or use other ILOM GUI, CLI, SNMP, or IPMI interfaces, during theflash update process. Wait until after the update succeeds before making furtherILOM configuration changes. The update requires a system server, and takes about20 minutes.

1. Determine the current version of the ILOM firmware. See “Verifying theFirmware Version” on page 9.

2. Review the section “Software Release Special Considerations” on page 4 forknown issues and considerations regarding the flash update.

3. Download the latest flash image from the following location:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/downloads.jsp

4. Use the ILOM GUI, the ILOM CLI load command, or N1 System Manager toperform the firmware update.

Note – Due to the increased memory use during Web-based GUI operations, youmight need to use N1 System Manager or the ILOM CLI load command to updatethe ILOM firmware. For details, refer to the N1 System Manager documentation orthe Integrated Lights-Out Manager Administration Guide.

From the ILOM CLI, use the following command:

load -source tftp://tftpserver/ilom.firmware.ima

where tftpserver is the server that contains the update and ilom.firmware.ima isthe image file, for example, ilom.x4100.1.1.1-r15632.ima.

Online documentation for Sun N1 System Manager can be found at:

http://docs.sun.com/coll/1283.2

For more details on performing the update, see “Methods for Updating theLSI Firmware” on page 7.

5. If you have any problems with the flash update, refer to the section“Recoveringfrom a Failed Flash Update” on page 13.

Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware

Caution – During an update, never power off the system.


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Remote Method

1. Connect to the ILOM and open the ILOM GUI.

https://sp_ip_address

where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the service processor.

2. Select Remote Control –> Redirection.

3. Select 8-bit or 16-bit color.

4. Select Launch Redirection.

5. Respond to all prompts.

6. At the login prompt for the JavaRconsole window, type root, and then typethe root password.

7. In the JavaRconsole window, select Devices.

8. Attach to the LSI firmware update image .iso file. At the pop-up screen, selectthe CD-ROM Image.

A check mark is displayed on the drop-down menu selection.

9. Select Remote Control -> Remote Power Control in the ILOM GUI.

10. Select Power –> Action –> Reset.

11. When the system reboots, select “1” (Perform the Update) from theJavaRconsole window.

The update proceeds. When complete, the console responds with a new prompt.

12. In the JavaRConsole window select Devices -> CDROM Image to detach theLSI firmware update .iso file.

13. Select JavaRConsole Keyboard -> Control Alt Delete.

14. On system boot up, you will notice the new LSI firmware version.

Local Method

1. Download the LSI firmware .iso file from the Sun Fire X64 servers websiteand burn it to a bootable CD.

Note – The bootable CD will appear blank when viewed using the operatingsystem, but that is expected behavior (CR6554839).


2. Insert the bootable CD and reboot the server.

The firmware is upgraded.

3. Reboot the system.

More on Updating the LSI FirmwareFor information about the LSI FW and BIOS, see the documentation files thataccompany the LSI download. For LSI firmware versions included in this release, see“Component Versions By Release” on page 2.

Verifying the Firmware VersionThere are three alternate procedures in this section that you can use:

■ “Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the ManagementEthernet Port” on page 9

■ “Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port” onpage 10

■ “Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI” on page 11

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through theManagement Ethernet Port

1. Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the NET MGT Ethernet port on the backpanel.

2. Establish an SSH connection using the following command, then enter thedefault password (changeme) when you are prompted:

# ssh -l root sp_ip_address

changeme

After you have successfully logged in, the SP displays its default commandprompt:->


3. Type the version command, which returns output similar to the following:

-> version

SP firmware version: 1.0

SP firmware build number: 10644

SP firmware date: Tue Sep 13 12:50:37 PDT 2006

SP filesystem version: 0.1.13

The ILOM firmware build is listed above.

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through theSerial Port

1. Configure your terminal device or the terminal emulation software running ona laptop or PC to the following settings:

■ 8N1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit

■ 9600 baud

■ Disable hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)

■ Disable software flow control (XON/XOFF)

2. Connect a serial cable from the RJ-45 SER MGT port on your server’s backpanel to your terminal device or PC.

3. Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between thatterminal device and the server’s SP.

The SP displays a login prompt.

SUNSP0003BA84D777 login:

In this example login prompt, 0003BA84D777 is the Ethernet MAC address of theSP. This will be different for each server.

4. Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name (root) with the defaultpassword (changeme).

After you have successfully logged in, the SP displays its default commandprompt:->

5. Type the version command, which returns output similar to the following:

-> version

SP firmware version: 1.0

SP firmware build number: 10644

SP firmware date: Tue Sep 13 12:50:37 PDT 2006

SP filesystem version: 0.1.13


The ILOM firmware build version is the build number listed above.

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI

1. Connect to the ILOM Web GUI by typing the IP address of the server’s SP intoyour browser’s address field. For example:https://129.146.53.150

2. Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name (root) with the defaultpassword (changeme).

The first Web page presented is the System Information -> Versions page, whichincludes the Build Number.

Locating ILOM SP AddressesThere are several methods you can use to locate ILOM SPs and their IP addresses.

■ Sun N1 System Manager. Sun N1 System Manager provides the capability todisplay the ILOM SP addresses of managed systems with the n1sh command.

For example, the following command can be used to create a list of SunFire X4100/X4200 servers:

n1sh show server | grep 'X4[12]00'

■ DHCP server. See “ILOM Initial Setup” in the Integrated Lights Out Manager(ILOM) Administration Guide for instructions on how to determine the IP addressof a single server.

■ Linux and Solaris open-source nmap command. The open-source nmap commandprovides a -p port option to scan for port 623, which can be used to quicklydetect IPMI-enabled devices on a network. For example:

nmap -p 623 10.6.154.1/24


How to Reset the SPTo reset the ILOM SP:

■ From the ILOM SP graphical web interface, navigate to the Maintenance tab, thenuse the Reset SP action.

■ From the ILOM CLI, use the following command:

reset /SP

■ Using IPMItool, use the following command:

ipmitool -U root -P password -H sp_ip_address bmc reset cold

■ You can also reset the ILOM SP by shutting down the host, then removing andrestoring AC power cords to the system.

For more on this topic, refer to the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)Administration Guide for ILOM 1.1.1.


Recovering from a Failed Flash UpdateSeveral issues have been identified with the firmware update, which could result ina failed or incomplete firmware update. This section describes how to recover from afailed ILOM firmware update.

Use the following procedure to recover from a failed firmware update. Note that ina small percentage of cases (such as when no output is displayed on the SP serialport), the Graphics Redirect and Service Processor (GRASP) board must be replaced.

Prerequisites■ A trivial file-transfer protocol (TFTP) server is required to reload the ILOM

firmware.

■ The host system must also remain powered off for the duration of the recoveryprocess.

Note – Numbers printed below are in hexadecimal unless otherwise noted.

Recovery Steps

1. Determine whether the ILOM SP first-level booter (referred to in thisprocedure as U-Boot) is intact. Follow documented procedures to connect to theSP serial port, apply power to the system, and observe the initial ILOM bootmessages.

Refer to the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers InstallationGuide, 819-1155, for details.

■ If no screen output is displayed, stop here. The GRASP board must be replaced.Refer to the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Service Manual,819-1157, for instructions.

■ If screen output is displayed, continue to the next step.

2. Enter the ILOM SP U-Boot command interpreter with xyzzy.

When the message, Booting linux in 2 seconds... is displayed, during ILOMinitial boot, type xyzzy to enter the U-Boot command interpreter.

Note – The characters typed will not echo. Cutting and pasting the charactersimproves the chance of success. You might need to try the process of applying powerto the system and entering xyzzy several times.


3. Disable automatic reboot.

Set the U-Boot environment variable, bootretry, to -1 to temporarily disableautomatic reboot:

set bootretry -1

4. Configure the network for TFTP access.

a. Copy the ILOM SP firmware image to a TFTP server that is accessible onthe same IP subnet as the ILOM SP network port.

b. Set the IP address for the ILOM SP and the TFTP server IP address bysetting the ethaddr and serverip U-Boot variables.

set ipaddr n.n.n.nset serverip n.n.n.n

5. Use the U-Boot tftp command to download the ILOM firmware image.

tftp 100000 ilom.firmware.ima

where ilom.firmware.ima is the image file, for example, ilom.x4100.1.1.1-r15632.ima.

Note – If the TFTP server or filename is incorrect, you might need to enter ^C tohalt the tftp command, then repeat this recovery procedure.

Be sure that the complete flash image is actually downloaded successfully beforeproceeding. You should see a message similar to:

=> tftp 100000 r10644.rom.ima

Using FCC1 ETHERNET deviceTFTP from server 10.6.154.8; our IP address is 10.6.154.99Filename ’r10644.rom.ima’.Load address: 0x100000

Loading:###########################################################

###########################################################

###########################################################

###########################################################

##########################

done

Bytes transferred = 13107200 (c80000 hex)


6. Confirm that the download succeeded:

a. Confirm that the tftp command output ends withBytes transferred = ByteCount

b. Use the md command and confirm that its output displays strings from thebeginning of the firmware image file. For example:

=> md 100000

00100000: 244d4f44 554c4524 01004000 00000200$MODULE$..@.....

00100010: 00000000 000000f2 67726173 70000000........grasp...

00100020: 01000200 40000000 61000000 [email protected].......

00100030: ffff0000 00000100 00000000 0000aa55...............U

00100040: 46575f56 45525349 4f4e3d31 2e302e31 FW_VERSION=1.0.1

00100050: 0a46575f 44415445 3d4d6172 20203320 .FW_DATE=Mar 3

00100060: 32303036 0a46575f 4255494c 4454494d2006.FW_BUILDTIM

00100070: 453d3130 3a35363a 30370a46 575f4445 E=10:56:07.FW_DE

00100080: 53433d57 41524e49 4e47203a 20554e4f SC=WARNING :UNO

00100090: 46464943 49414c20 4255494c 44212120 FFICIAL BUILD!!

001000a0: 0affffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff................

7. Erase the existing ILOM flash image:

Caution – Interrupting the flash recovery process from this point onwards, orentering an incorrect U-Boot command, might result in a disabled service processor,which will require replacement. DO NOT stop or remove power from the systemfrom this point onward.

a. Erase the exiting flash image using the following commands:erase ff380000 ffffffff

erase 0xfe200000 0xff37ffff

You will a series of dots showing progress, followed by a confirmation:.................................................................................Erased 200/200 sectors

b. If a failure occurs, retry the erase command repeatedly until it succeeds.


Note – If a persistent failure occurs, the service processor is not flash-updatable, andmust be replaced. Refer to the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 ServersService Manual, 819-1157, for details on replacing the GRASP board.

8. Program the new ILOM firmware image:

a. Use the U-Boot cp.b command to copy the new ILOM firmware image fromthe download location at 100000 to ff380000, until end address ffffffff.

For example:

=> cp.b 100000 ff380000 ffffffffCopy to Flash.............................................................................................................................................done

b. Use the fmh command to verify the new ILOM firmware image.

Before resetting, make sure the copy succeeded, using the fmh command,which should display firmware sections. For example:

=> fmhListing FMH Modules

Flash Size : 32768 KB

Erase Size : 64 KB

Sector Count : 512

FMH Located at 0xff380000 of Size 0x00020000

Name : grasp

Ver : 1.0

Type : 0x0002

Flags : 0x0000

Size : 0x00000061

Location: 0xff380040

LoadAddr: 0xffffffff

CheckSum: Not Computed

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FMH Located at 0xff3a0000 of Size 0x00120000

Name : sysbios

Ver : 1.31

Type : 0x0000

Flags : 0x0100

Size : 0x00100000

Location: 0xff3c0000

LoadAddr: 0xffffffff


CheckSum: Valid

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FMH Located at 0xff4c0000 of Size 0x000c0000

Name : osimage

Ver : 1.0

Type : 0x0006

Flags : 0x0119

Size : 0x000ac9c8

Location: 0xff4c0040

LoadAddr: 0x00c00000

CheckSum: Valid

...

Note – If the command output does not show anything, you may have entered anincorrect memory address. Repeat the tftp, erase and cp.b commands until theimage is properly copied. Note that you must erase the existing firmware imagebefore attempting to copy a new image.

9. Reset the ILOM service processor.

Once you are certain that the service processor firmware image has beenrecovered, you can restart the service processor with the reset command.

=> reset

10. Recover the system BIOS.

Note – This manual ILOM SP recovery process does not reflash the system BIOS.Repeat the firmware update process, using the ILOM GUI or CLI procedures asdescribed in “Updating Your Server Firmware” on page 6 and the refer to theIntegrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Administration Guide for ILOM.

Be sure to reset your service processor and BIOS configuration settings asneeded, because they might be lost during this recovery.


Downgrading to a Previous ILOMReleaseThe ILOM flash update in this release has a very new and different structure that isdesigned to be more reliable. However, should you use this update and later findthat you need to downgrade to a previous release, you may need perform the flashdowngrade twice to reformat the flash layout to the old format. If so, a message willprompt you. This is not a failure. Just repeat the procedure as instructed and theprocess will succeed.


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